# AFFARS PART 5316Types of Contracts

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- PART 5316
  Types of Contracts

- SUBPART 5316.1 — SELECTING CONTRACT TYPES

- 5316.101 General.

- SUBPART 5316.4 — INCENTIVE CONTRACTS

- 5316.401 General.
- 5316.404 Fixed-price contracts with award fees.

- 5316.405-2 Cost-plus-award-fee contracts.

- SUBPART 5316.5 — INDEFINITE-DELIVERY CONTRACTS

- 5316.504 Indefinite-Quantity Contracts.
- 5316.505 Ordering.
- 5316.505-90 Decentralized ordering.
- 5316.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

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| PART 5316 Types of Contracts [Revised March 14, 2007] |

SUBPART 5316.1 — SELECTING CONTRACT TYPES

5316.101 General.

The true measure of success of any contract is the outcome as illustrated by the timely delivery of quality products, systems or services to the warrior at an affordable price. Selecting the right contractor and establishing the appropriate contract type and results-based incentive(s) is key to structuring a successful business deal that will achieve these results. Incentives, both monetary and non-monetary, are a valuable and powerful tool to reinforce exceptional performance and reduce acquisition costs.

SUBPART 5316.4 — INCENTIVE CONTRACTS

5316.401 General.

(d) As used in this subpart, Fee Determining Official is the individual who makes the final determination regarding the amount of the award fee earned by the contractor during the evaluation period.

5316.404 Fixed-price contracts with award fees.

(a) See 5316.405-2 below.

5316.405-2 Cost-plus-award-fee contracts.

(a) The HCA or HCA designee is the Fee Determining Official. The HCA or HCA designee may designate this responsibility on an individual contract or class basis. This designation may be made by name, position, or function, without limitation.

SUBPART 5316.5 — INDEFINITE-DELIVERY CONTRACTS

5316.504 Indefinite-Quantity Contracts.

(a) Description.

(1) See the Mandatory Procedure at MP5316.504 for the requirement to obligate funds when awarding indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts.

5316.505 Ordering.

(b) Orders under multiple award contracts.

(5) Task and delivery order ombudsman. See 5301.91.
5316.505-90 Decentralized ordering.

For contracts that authorize decentralized ordering (i.e., ordering by a contracting office at any other location), the contracting officer with overall responsibility for the contract shall:

(a) Ensure that adequate control procedures are in place before any orders are authorized; and

(b) Exercise oversight of decentralized ordering throughout the period of performance under the contract to ensure that the procedures are followed.
5316.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

The contracting officer shall insert a clause substantially the same as the clause at 5352.216-9000, Awarding Orders Under Multiple Award Contracts, in solicitations and contracts for multiple award task and delivery order contracts. When the task or delivery order contract is for services or supplies where the description, delivery, and price are pre-established such that contact with the contractors is not required and the only decision is the order quantities, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I. When the task or delivery order contract is for services or supplies where the basic contract statement of work is broad and the pricing is less precise, e.g., a list of labor rates, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate II.